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Proverbs 17:7-21

7Excellent speech becometh not a foolH5036;Much less do lyingH8267 lipsH8193 a prince.8A bribeH7810 isasa precious stoneH68 in the eyesH5869 of him that hath it;Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.9He that covereth a transgressionH6588 seeketh loveH160;But he that harpeth on a matterH1697 separateth chiefH441 friends.10A rebukeH1606 entereth deeper into oneH995 that hath understandingH995Than a hundredH3967 stripes into a foolH3684.11An evilH7451 man seeketh onlyH389 rebellionH4805;Therefore a cruelH394 messengerH4397 shall be sentH7971 against him.12Let a bearH1677 robbed of her whelps meetH6298 a manH376,Rather than a foolH3684 in his follyH200.13Whoso rewardeth evilH7451 for goodH2896,EvilH7451 shall not departH4185 from his houseH1004.14The beginning of strifeH7379 isas when one letteth out waterH4325:Therefore leaveH5203 off contentionH4066, before there is quarrelling.15He that justifieth the wickedH7563, and he that condemneth the righteousH6662,Both of them alike are an abominationH8441 to Jehovah.16Wherefore is there a priceH4242 in the handH3027 of a foolH3684 to buyH7069 wisdomH2451,Seeing he hath no understanding?17A friendH7453 loveth at all timesH6256;And a brotherH251 is bornH3205 for adversity.18A manH120 void of understanding striketh handsH3709,And becometh suretyH6148 in the presenceH6440 of his neighborH7453.19He loveth transgressionH6588 that loveth strife:He that raiseth highH1361 his gate seeketh destructionH7667.20He that hath a wayward heartH3820 findeth no goodH2896;And he that hath a perverseH6141 tongueH3956 falleth into mischief.21He that begetteth a foolH3684 doeth it to his sorrow;And the fatherH1 of a foolH3684 hath no joy.

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